Brazil supplied 77 percent of the soya beans imported by China in July, the Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo reported.

China and Angola have signed a co-operation protocol under which China will send a team of medical professionals to the African nation, Portuguese news agency Lusa reported.

China needs to transform its economy by implementing supply-side and structural reforms, said on Monday an official think tank.

The Macao Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) will this week hold a seminar in Macao and a field trip in Mainland China regarding inspection, quarantine and customs procedures for food imports to Mainland China. The activities are aimed at business people involved in the export of food products from Portuguese-speaking Countries into Mainland China.

The Chinese Ambassador to Angola, Cui Aimin, and the Angolan President, José Eduardo dos Santos, met on Friday to assess the strategic partnership between the two nations, Angolan media reported.

Brazil’s Senate last week approved a legal measure to enable China and Brazil to develop a satellite, Agência Senado reported.

China is looking to invest in agriculture in Angola’s Cabinda Province, newspaper Jornal de Angola reported. A political adviser of the Chinese Embassy in Angola, Li Chong, made the remarks on Saturday. He was speaking to the press after a meeting with Cabinda’s Governor, Aldina da Lomba.

Brazil is to host a seminar in Shanghai for Chinese investors, reported Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua.

China and Brazil are due to sign an agreement next month to expand their trade and services co-operation, said on Wednesday the Brazilian Minister of Development, Industry and Trade, Marcos Pereira.

Angola overtook Saudi Arabia and Russia in July to become China’s largest oil supplier for the first time this year, show data from China’s General Administration of Customs.

The Chinese Government will push ahead with a series of national projects and encourage public private partnerships, reported Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua.

Consumer confidence in Brazil reached an 18-month high in August, said on Wednesday the higher education institution Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV).